---
title: 'The Insect Woman (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Shohei Imamura'
released: '1963-11-16'
runtime_minutes: 123
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-insect-woman-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057363/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Insect Woman (1963)

1963 · 123 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: にっぽん昆虫記

## Synopsis

The Insect Woman  is a 1963 Japanese drama film directed by Shōhei Imamura. It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival, where Sachiko Hidari won the Silver Bear for Best Actress award. It was also awarded numerous national film prizes.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Shohei Imamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/shohei-imamura)
- **Screenplay:** [Shohei Imamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/shohei-imamura)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Toshiro Mayuzumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshiro-mayuzumi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Shinsaku Himeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinsaku-himeda)

## Cast

- [Tanie Kitabayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tanie-kitabayashi)
- [Taiji Tonoyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/taiji-tonoyama)
- [Shoichi Ozawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/shoichi-ozawa)
- [Sachiko Hidari](https://cinepixo.com/people/sachiko-hidari)
- [Hiroyuki Nagato](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroyuki-nagato)
- [Jitsuko Yoshimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/jitsuko-yoshimura)
- [Masumi Harukawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/masumi-harukawa)

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